Secret iPhone Tips And Hacks

CHARGE YOUR PHONE FASTER WITH A SINGLE BUTTON PRESS

By knocking out all your phone’s Wi-Fi-searching, data-draining communication skills, it takes the strain off your battery while it’s being powered up. Not hugely, true — but if you’re pressed for time and looking to eke out every bit of juice, that extra 4% you’ll add in 30 minutes connected to the mains could make all the difference.

SHAVE SECONDS OFF YOUR SEARCHES

When it comes to finding out the footy scores or proving a point, getting where you need to go on the internet is all about speed and precision — something missing when you’re forced to knock out type-heavy web addresses. So save time by holding down the full stop icon whilst typing out an address to bring up a short-cut series of URL suffixes.

LOCK YOUR CAMERA’S FOCAL POINT

Instead of just tapping the screen, press for a second or two until an ‘AF Locked’ box pops up. Now you can twist, turn and swing the thing around without losing focus.

CORRECT SIRI’S PRONUNCIATION

Siri’s a bit of a smug know-it-all — so there’s nothing better than calling it on its cock ups. Like when it mispronounces peoples’ names like an ignorant Brit abroad. So if Siri says something wrong, just tell it. Following up a mistake by saying “That’s not how you pronounce…” will see Siri ask for the correct pronunciation then let you check it’s got things right.

TAKE A PHOTO WITHOUT TOUCHING YOUR PHONE

An oldie but a goodie iPhone hack is using your volume control buttons to capture a snap — thus saving your meaty paw blocking the screen as you attempt to hit the touchscreen controls. But if you prefer to be even further removed from your photo-capturing shutter controls? Hitting the volume button on a pair of compatible, connected headphones will have the same effect.